Abide With Me Story Behind The Hymn

"Abide with Me" is a Christian hymn by Scottish Anglican Henry Francis Lyte. It is most often sung to the tune "Eventide" by William Henry Monk. The author of the hymn, Henry Francis Lyte, was an Anglican minister. He was a curate in County Wexford from 1815 to 1818. According to a plaque erected in his memory in Taghmon Church, he preached frequently in Killurin Church, about nine miles from there. During that time the rector of Killurin Parish,
the Reverend Abraham Swanne, was a lasting influence on Lyte's life and ministry. Later he was vicar of All Saints' Church in Brixham, Devon, England. 3 Oct. 1925, says that Lyte composed the hymn in 1820 while visiting a dying friend. It was related that Lyte was staying with the Hore family in County Wexford and had visited an old friend, William Augustus Le Hunte, who was dying. As Lyte sat with the dying man, William kept repeating the phrase
"abide with me"'

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[avertanoluis]

Nice information of the saint's of old. Praise The LORD JESUS CHRIST r Risen Lord n Savior.

[jacinthafernandes]

It was played during Indian republic day for 75 yrs by the military band.For the first time this year we won't hear anymore this heart soothing hymn.God bless composer and Mahatma Gandhi.What a SHAME on Modi.

[didingvalte]

To All the armies guarding my country…. May the Lord abide with you all❤️

[GJPG]

There was an episode of "Arena" about Abide With Me - called something like "the storry of an English hymn". I've been looking for it, off and on, for a very long time; it's not in the collected lists of editions of Arena that enthusiasts have compiled. If anyone has it, please post it ...